Dong Chinese dictionary

luàn

(untangle threads), to govern

Depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame. Original form of 亂.

Components

𠬪 Iconic component

biào

leave something behind

Depicts two hands.

幺 Iconic component

me, yāo

tiny

Depicts a silk thread.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 幺 than it was in ancient scripts.

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a silk frame.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

luàn

to govern

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.328